Method and terminal for determining frequency to be measured

Abstract

The present application provides a method and a terminal for determining a frequency to be measured. The terminal receives frequency information about an inter-frequency measurement object and frequency priority information about the inter-frequency measurement object, and determines the number of at least one frequency for the received inter-frequency measurement object according to the frequency information, and when the number of the at least one frequency for the received inter-frequency measurement object is greater than the number of at least one frequency for an inter-frequency measurement object supported by the terminal, the terminal is capable of selecting, according to the frequency priority information, at least one frequency to be measured from the at least one frequency for the received inter-frequency measurement object, wherein the number of the at least one frequency to be measured is equal to the number of frequencies for the inter-frequency measurement object supported by the terminal.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising processor-executable instructions, which when executed causes a processor to implement operations including:
 receiving frequency information about an inter-frequency measurement object and frequency priority information about the inter-frequency measurement object; 
 determining a quantity of available frequencies for the inter-frequency measurement object according to the frequency information is greater than a quantity of frequencies supported by a terminal for use by the inter-frequency measurement object, 
 selecting, according to the frequency priority information, N frequencies with a highest priority from the quantity of available frequencies for the inter-frequency measurement object, wherein N is an integer equal to or greater than 1 and refers to the quantity of frequencies supported by the terminal for use by the inter-frequency measurement object; 
 performing a first measurement on the N frequencies, wherein the first measurement meets a preset measurement indicator; and 
 performing a second measurement on a frequency except the N frequencies, wherein the second measurement does not meet the preset measurement indicator. 
 
     
     
       2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the second quantity of frequencies comprises at least one of the following:
 a quantity of frequencies obtained according to a frequency measurement capability associated with a type of the inter-frequency measurement object; and 
 a quantity of frequencies obtained according to a frequency simultaneous measurement capability of an intra-system inter-frequency frequency and an inter-system frequency supported by the terminal. 
 
     
     
       3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the frequency information about the inter-frequency measurement object comprises at least one of: (a) frequency information about an intra-system inter-frequency frequency, and (b) frequency information about an inter-system frequency. 
     
     
       4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 1 , including the following operations:
 determining the frequency information about the inter-frequency measurement object comprises both frequency information about an intra-system inter-frequency frequency and frequency information about an inter-system frequency, wherein the following formula applies:
     N=M− 1, 
 
 wherein the M refers to a sum of: (a) a quantity of at least one intra-frequency frequency, (b) a quantity of at least one intra-system inter-frequency frequency, and (c) a quantity of at least one inter-system frequency supported by the terminal. 
 
     
     
       5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the operation of receiving the frequency priority information about the inter-frequency measurement object comprises:
 receiving a system broadcast message or a dedicated control signaling, wherein the system broadcast message or the dedicated control signaling comprises the frequency priority information about the inter-frequency measurement object. 
 
     
     
       6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 1 , including the following operations:
 selecting n 1  frequencies corresponding to a piece of the frequency priority information from the quantity of frequencies for the inter-frequency measurement object and the piece of frequency priority information corresponds to n 2  frequencies, and the n 2  is greater than the n 1 ; and 
 the operation of selecting the N frequencies with the highest priority comprises: according to a receive sequence or a storage sequence of the n 2  frequencies, selecting the first n 1  frequencies from the n 2  frequencies; wherein both n 1  and n 2  are integers greater than zero. 
 
     
     
       7. A system comprising a base station and a terminal, wherein:
 the base station is configured to send frequency information about an inter-frequency measurement object and frequency priority information about the inter-frequency measurement object to the terminal; and 
 the terminal is configured to
 receive the frequency information and the frequency priority information, 
 determine a quantity of available frequencies for the inter-frequency measurement object according to the frequency information is greater than a quantity of frequencies supported by the terminal for use by the inter-frequency measurement object; and 
 select, according to the frequency priority information, N frequencies with a highest priority from the quantity of available frequencies for the inter-frequency measurement object, wherein N refers to the quantity of frequencies supported by the terminal for use by the inter-frequency measurement object. 
 
 
     
     
       8. The system according to  claim 7 , wherein the second quantity of the at least one frequency comprises at least one of the following:
 a quantity of frequencies obtained according to a frequency measurement capability associated with a type of the inter-frequency measurement object; and 
 a quantity of frequencies obtained according to a frequency simultaneous measurement capability of an intra-system inter-frequency frequency and an inter-system frequency supported by the terminal. 
 
     
     
       9. The system according to  claim 7 , wherein the frequency information about the inter-frequency measurement object comprises at least one of: (a) frequency information about an intra-system inter-frequency frequency, and (b) frequency information about an inter-system frequency. 
     
     
       10. The system according to  claim 7 , wherein the operation of receiving the frequency priority information about the inter-frequency measurement object comprises:
 receiving a system broadcast message or a dedicated control signaling, wherein the system broadcast message or the dedicated control signaling comprises the frequency priority information about the inter-frequency measurement object. 
 
     
     
       11. The system according to  claim 7 , wherein the terminal is further configured to determine the frequency information about the inter-frequency measurement object comprises both frequency information about an intra-system inter-frequency frequency and frequency information about an inter-system frequency, wherein the following formula applies:
     N=M− 1, 
 wherein the M refers to a sum of: (a) a quantity of at least one intra-frequency frequency, (b) a quantity of at least one intra-system inter-frequency frequency, and (c) a quantity of at least one inter-system frequency supported by the terminal. 
 
     
     
       12. The system according to  claim 7 , wherein the terminal is further configured to select n 1  frequencies corresponding to a piece of the frequency priority information from the quantity of frequencies for the inter-frequency measurement object and the piece of frequency priority information corresponds to n 2  frequencies,
 wherein n 2  is greater than n 1  and both n 1  and n 2  are integers greater than zero, and wherein selecting the N frequencies with the highest priority comprises selecting the first n 1  frequencies from the n 2  frequencies according to a receive sequence or a storage sequence of the n 2  frequencies. 
 
     
     
       13. An apparatus comprising a receiver, a detector and one or more processors, wherein:
 the receiver is configured to cooperate with the one or more processors to receive frequency information about an inter-frequency measurement object and frequency priority information about the inter-frequency measurement object; 
 the one or more processors are configured to:
 determine a quantity of available frequencies for the inter-frequency measurement object according to the frequency information is greater than a quantity of frequencies supported by a terminal for use by the inter-frequency measurement object; 
 select, according to the frequency priority information, N frequencies with a highest priority from the available frequencies for the inter-frequency measurement object, wherein N refers to the quantity of frequencies supported by the terminal for use by the inter-frequency measurement object and 
 
 the detector configured to perform at least the following operations:
 performing a first measurement on the N frequencies, wherein the first measurement meets a preset measurement indicator; and 
 performing a second measurement on a frequency except the N frequencies, wherein the second measurement does not meet the preset measurement indicator. 
 
 
     
     
       14. The apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the receiver is further configured to cooperate with the one or more processors to receive a system broadcast message or a dedicated control signaling, wherein the system broadcast message or the dedicated control signaling comprises the frequency priority information about the inter-frequency measurement object. 
     
     
       15. The apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the second quantity of the at least one frequency comprises at least one of the following:
 a quantity of frequencies obtained according to a frequency measurement capability associated with a type of the inter-frequency measurement object; and 
 a quantity of frequencies obtained according to a frequency simultaneous measurement capability of an intra-system inter-frequency frequency and an inter-system frequency supported by the terminal. 
 
     
     
       16. The apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 determine the frequency information about the inter-frequency measurement object comprises both frequency information about an intra-system inter-frequency frequency and frequency information about an inter-system frequency, wherein the following formula applies:
     N=M− 1, 
 
 wherein the M refers to a sum of: (a) a quantity of at least one intra-frequency frequency, (b) a quantity of at least one intra-system inter-frequency frequency, and (c) a quantity of at least one inter-system frequency supported by the terminal. 
 
     
     
       17. The apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 select n 1  frequencies associated with a piece of frequency priority information from the quantity of frequencies for the inter-frequency measurement object; 
 determine the piece of frequency priority information is associated with n 2  frequencies, and the n 2  is greater than the n 1 , and 
 select, according to a receive sequence or a storage sequence of the n 2  frequencies, the first n 1  frequencies from the n 2  frequencies, wherein both n 1  and n 2  are integers greater than zero. 
 
     
     
       18. The apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the frequency information about the inter-frequency measurement object comprises at least one of (a) frequency information about the intra-system inter-frequency frequencies and (b) frequency information about the inter-system frequencies.